Show t J REPUBLICAN GLOOM i. i J. 5 The dm- dm administration after all rt f seems to be playing a fast fas an and loose t wI game game in its financial poli policy It Itis is isnow y now now ow you see see and now you dont don't if i. i t those liose who are supposed to be authorized auth auth- i to to for speak the party are to tobe be relied be-relied relied on for or guida guidance ce r G In hi t Boston B st n speech h Secretary i of Ga Gage e practically abandoned the p position sitio a assumed assumed sur ed by y President McKinley McKinley McKinley Mc- Mc Kinley in tf e the special message sent io to Congress at the cleve eleventh nth hour when when good judgment ment and plain common common sense sense cried out against the effort to legislative V get indorsement of Hof the executive recommendation Tar for the appointment of a commis commis- t. t J I 01 t I. I J lz J l' l 11 f t if r t iS 0 j t. t 1 d sion sion to assist the President in for formulating for for- mulcting a plan for the revision o othe of the nations nation's cu currency ency system I IThe The iThe Secretary Se Secretary of the Treasury spoke rather gloomily to the New Englanders about the prospects o othe of the executive branch being able to t to do anything for the financial system without the hearty aid of the legislative legislative legislative legis legis- branch He lie urged th the Bostonians t to to look sharp to their interests in the nex next Congressional elections elections l cl and to I extend extend their theira a activities westward rd as a a mea means s o of the gold standard cause in the next Congress The sum and substance of Mr Gages Gage's jeremiad was that no change of f a radical nature such uch as the doctrinaires doctrinaires doctrinaires are contending f for J without knowing definitely what they want is likely to be made during the life of the pr present administration because because because be be- cause of the extreme doubt in which the next Congressional election are involved This applies not only to the m numbers members of the House but the Senate as well The Dingley tariff iniquity will ce certainly bring the Democrats back to their o othe of the House in 1899 1399 An analysis o othe of the Senatorial situation is a littlemore little littlemore littlemore more encouraging for the R pu bli c cans ns In the elections of thirty i Senators are vitally interested That many are candidates for forre reelection election re Only two Republicans are ae directly concerned about the outcome of this falls fall's contests The Fhe These e are Mr Hanna in Ohio Ohi and Mr Gear in Iowa Of the thirty t these ese are almost certain to to succeed themselves themselves or he be succeeded ded by men melt ell of their own parties to wit vit Democrats Democrats- Pasco Democrats Pasco Florida George of Mississippi Cockrell of Missouri Bate of Tennessee Mills lills of bf and Daniel of Virginia Republicans Republicans- Hawley of Connecticut 1 Hale lale of I l I Maine Main Lodge of of Massachusetts Proctor of Vermont Aldrich of Rhode Island Quay of Pennsylva Pennsylvania lva- lva nia Burrows of Michi Michigan an and Davis of Minnesota Silver party party party- Mantle of Montana Stewart of Nevada and Cannon of Utah The election of Mr Hanna in Ohio Otio this fall is doubtful The re election of the following is also classed as doubtful Democrats Democrats Democrats' Demo Demo- White White o of California Gray of Delaware Turpie of In Indiana Jiana Gorman Gor man mart of Ma Maryland Smith of New Jersey Murphy of New York Roach loach of North Dakota Faulkner of West Vir Virginia inia anti and Mitchell of Wisconsin Republicans Wilson Republicans Wilson of Washington and Cloak of vf Wyoming It is safe to say that the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- stand a much be better er show in I such States as California Indiana North Dakota and West Virginia than do the Republicans in in- in such such States as Washington and Wyoming Viewed then from this fair and conservative standpoint it appears certain that the Republicans are in more more da danger er of encountering a clear adverse majority in the Senate than any time during the last twelve years No wonder McKinley and his Cabinet cannot hold out the same assurance to the gold wh who supported them in the campaign campaign campaign cam cam cam- last year that ve were e held out outto outto outto I to the trust beneficiaries in return for forthe the aid extended the Hanna committee Sl Si St Louis Republic |